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Thursday, November 12, 2009
Remember that coldsore?
Today at work, a customer came up to the counter and says "Is that a herpe on your lip?" I said "yes" because I was trying not to get upset and he says "Better watch who you kissed, or what you kissed". Then went into a story about having girlfriends with herpes etc. Asshole.
Friday, November 6, 2009
Move It!
This morning as my wife and I were laying bed, waking up, listening to her alarm go off sever times because she wakes up extra early just to snooze, I got to feel our baby move a lot. Emily said that she often starts moving when the alarm goes off for the first time. I have felt her (Gabriella that is) move before but this morning it felt like something was trying to get out. It wasn't just a slight movement, it was a serious push. So cool!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
The Amazing Message
Lately I have been reading the book of Romans in the Message bible. It is awesome. Reading through some of the chapters in the New International Version, which I believe is the most popular, there are phrases that are very well known and often quoted such as
Romans 12:1-2
1Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual[a] act of worship. 2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
However in the Message version it reads like this:
Romans 12:1-2
1-2 So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
See the difference? I have nothing against the NIV however the Message just puts it so plainly, no research needed. I don't have to figure out what it means to be a "living sacrifice" or how to renew my mind, its written in plain American. Yes I said American and not English in purpose. I have always enjoyed the new testament but reading Romans in the Message lately has just been really really good for me.
See for yourself www.biblegateway.com
Romans 12:1-2
1Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual[a] act of worship. 2Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
However in the Message version it reads like this:
Romans 12:1-2
1-2 So here's what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
See the difference? I have nothing against the NIV however the Message just puts it so plainly, no research needed. I don't have to figure out what it means to be a "living sacrifice" or how to renew my mind, its written in plain American. Yes I said American and not English in purpose. I have always enjoyed the new testament but reading Romans in the Message lately has just been really really good for me.
See for yourself www.biblegateway.com
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
flip the switch
There is a greater meaning in life. To life. I know this. As my father-in-law would say, "I know it in my knower". Y'all know what I'm talking about. Anywho, back to meaning. My life is important. I use my life to better the lives of those around me. My life is a bulb and I can flip the switch. My light turns on and illuminates my immediate surrounding area. Those nearby can see better and some even find their own light switch. There is a ripple effect and soon people whom I have never met and never will meet are finding their light switches all because I chose to flip mine.
Meanwhile, I sit here at work and wonder what I can do to make life more interesting. Don't get me wrong, there is a lot going on in my life. I have an amazing God who has filled me with His spirit and shown me what lies beyond our brief sojourn here on earth as we know it. I have a beautiful adventurous red-head for a wife who is currently pregnant with our first child, an adventure in itself. I have a house to take care of, and a huge family who loves me and loves spending time with me. I have lots of friends and we like doing things together such as playing wow cards. I am a deacon at my church, well, technically the deacon which means I have lots of responsibility. I also have lots of books to read and video games to play, both of which I really enjoy. All of this is piled on top of 9 hours of daily work and an hour and a half of driving. Oh and that job is one that takes years to get really good at so I am constantly learning and asking for help.
Interesting? It shoud be. I think my main problem is that I'm not looking at anything with the right lens. Except my xbox. I like that, but I don't play it as much as I expected I would. Too many other things to do I guess. Anywho, lens. There are times when I look at all I have and all who have me and I just am in awe. I like those times. Those times generally come when someone nearby me flips on their light, and helps me see better.
p.s. sorry there are no pictures to make my blogs easier on the eyes.
Meanwhile, I sit here at work and wonder what I can do to make life more interesting. Don't get me wrong, there is a lot going on in my life. I have an amazing God who has filled me with His spirit and shown me what lies beyond our brief sojourn here on earth as we know it. I have a beautiful adventurous red-head for a wife who is currently pregnant with our first child, an adventure in itself. I have a house to take care of, and a huge family who loves me and loves spending time with me. I have lots of friends and we like doing things together such as playing wow cards. I am a deacon at my church, well, technically the deacon which means I have lots of responsibility. I also have lots of books to read and video games to play, both of which I really enjoy. All of this is piled on top of 9 hours of daily work and an hour and a half of driving. Oh and that job is one that takes years to get really good at so I am constantly learning and asking for help.
Interesting? It shoud be. I think my main problem is that I'm not looking at anything with the right lens. Except my xbox. I like that, but I don't play it as much as I expected I would. Too many other things to do I guess. Anywho, lens. There are times when I look at all I have and all who have me and I just am in awe. I like those times. Those times generally come when someone nearby me flips on their light, and helps me see better.
p.s. sorry there are no pictures to make my blogs easier on the eyes.
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